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Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-07-16

FOrty-6ve thousand prisoners in tn,
United States make 800, 900 .OOC
worth Of goods, supplanting the labor
Of 1000 free laborers. In boot,
and shoes there are 1000 prisoners
making SlO,OOO.OOO of value. five
times as great in amount as of any
other product, the next largest being
clothing with $1,000, 900 of value
These $40, 100000 worth of shoes
being five per cent Of the whole, hurt
everyone's price in the business, man
ufacturer and laborer, as they set
lower standard Of value than thew
would otherwise obtain, and it should
be modified so as not to be SO severe
as at present. Take away from the
prisoners the modem machinery, and
then we don't fear their competition.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-07-16
Good Templars.
OFFICE GRAND CHIEF TEMPLAR, ]
I. O. G. T..


FAYETTEVILLE, N. c., July l, 'S7.
Editor Messenger. | desire, thro-
ugh the columns of your paper, to
call the attention of our people to the
Independent Order Of Good Templars,
an organization which is dong more
to elevate the race than any other
similar organization in the world.
And would say to our young men
and ladies especially if you are DESTROYS
about the welfare and elevation Of the
race you can find no better field to
display your talent, than in this Order.
The long division of the order is no
more; the great battles for equal
rights in it has been fought and
gloriously won. To-day the black
man and the white man stand on an
equal plane in the Order, side by side
fighting one common enemy. It's
leaders are no more confined to what
was once classed the common people
and few fanatics, but among them
are some of the most distinguished
men and women of both races in this
and other countries.
At the supreme meeting, recently
held at Saratoga Springs, N. Y. there
were representatives from nearly every
civilized country known to man. The
Order to-day numbers more than 60O,-
900 of the best people in the world,
who are extending to us (the colored
race) the right hand Of fellowship and
who are willing to help us save our
boys and girls from the drink curse,
and from drunkard's graves.
1 am proud to say that there are
true hearts among us, which have
fought bravely on, and are still bear
ing aloft our banner in North Carolina
Shall we of the old North State allow
Florida, Georgia. Virginia and South
Carolina, to excel us in this work:
If not, who will be the first to get uI
a club of not less than ten names fol
a lodge, and send it to me at Fayette-
vile, or to Bro. W. E. Henderson,
Grand Secretary, at Salisbury.
Any old deputies scattered about in
the State, who desire to work for the
/ Order, can have special commissions
issued to them by corresponding with
me ; or any member of the Order moi
attached to any lodge, and who is
willing to enter the work actively,
may be commissioned deputy by doing
the same.
The next annual session of the
Grand Lodge will be held in the city
of Wilmington on the fourth Wednes-
day in September next. All past
officers and past representatives are in
vited to be present
Very respectfully,
G.. G. SCURLOcK,
I'll M. TI
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Twinklings from Wilmington.

On July I'd, left for my old home,
Fayetteville, accompanied by Miss
Addie Willis and Miss Charity Frank
ling, to spend the glorious 4th. On
reaching Fayetteville we found that
clever T. H. McNeill awaiting our
coming, with his team. A few mo-
ments later We found ourselves seated
at Mrs. J. r. McNeill's dinner table,
charmed with her sweet voice, and
enjoying the incest dinner that could
be prepared in Jersey style,
In spite of all the rain that fell, it
did not break the arrangements that
had been made by the boys for ban
quet on Monday evening, for which
let me tender my thanks to the boys.
There is no use saying that ] had a
good time, for you all know that
did. | enjoyed all the toasts, espe-
cially Geo. II. Els, who responded
at ;, and a gentle tap was heard on
the door, All, George, come here to
me. W. II. Men, in his usual way,
amused the whole crowd, while Hen
derson and Stephens sang verse of
Henderson's popular song on Earth
quakcs and Billiard Cues" Whit
and O'Berns raised the sleeping
sinner Wright with his ",old Dog
Tray" Williston and Hall on gin
ger pop was very good. The parting
address was delivered by T. II. Me-
Neill. Many good wishes to you all
and hope to visit you again in the
sweet bye and bye. JESSE.
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Subscription Rates.-Always inadvance.

This issue is the beginning of the
fourth volume of the MESSENGER.
We are thankful to our readers for
the liberal patronage given us in the
past and ask continuance of their
support. We promise to endeavor to
improve the paper.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-07-16

FACTORY BRANCH-FREIGHT AND
ACCOMMODATION.
TRAINS MovIHG NORTH.
Lv Millboro, 7:45 am Ar Green boro, 9:3Oam
TRAINS MOVING SOUTH.
Lv Green bore, 5:3Opm Ar Millboro, 1885 p m
Freight and Accommodation train runs bet.
Bennettsville and Fayetteville on Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays, and bet Fayette-
vile and Bennettsville on Tuesdays, Thurs
days and Saturdays.
Freightand Accommodation train runs bet
Fayetteville and Greensboro Tuesdays, Thurs
days and Saturdays, and between Greensboro
and Fayetteville Mondays, Wednesdays and
Fridays.
Passenger and mail train runs daily except
Sundays.
The north bound passenger and mail train
makes close connection at Maxtuh with Car
DINA Central to Charlotte and Wilmington.
Trains on Factory Branch run daily except
Sunday. w. E. KYLE,
General Passenger Agent
J. W, FRY. Gen'l Supt.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-07-16
A Working Man.

L. G. Hudson, living in Lucius.
vile, eight miles from Americas. is a
hard working man and is making bis
labor pay. When the war ended he
was thirteen year old boy without a
cent. He went to work between the
pillow handles. and now he is running
a store, well stocked with all kinds Of
goods he has eight hundred acres Of
good cotton, from which he expects
three hundred bales; he has four
hundred and fifty acres in corn, pota-
toes, peas, sugar-cane and is going to
make all of the meats he can, and still
have time enough to attend to extra
business. He is put Of debt and IL
going to make money enough this year
to invest in some other good paying
business He says that good health
and hard work always win, Sumter
Republican.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-07-16
She is the Idol Of nv Heart.

Well, then. why don't you do
something to bring back the roses to
her cheeks and the light to her eyes?
Don't you see she is suffering from
nervous debility, the result of female
weakness?
A bottle Of DR.. Harters' Iron Tonic
will brighten those pale cheeks and
send new life through that wasted
form. If you love her take heed.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-07-16

The laburer Is worthy of his hire.
Yes, but the word "hite" means moi
what he usually gets fur his labor,
bNt what he really should get for bis
labor 1t is the violation Of this sim
pie law that has ruined several nations
and is now breeding barbarians in our
midst. No man should give his labor
to any one for one penny less than il
is worth. And all workingmen should
strive to abolish the present system Of
competition, which makes it impossi
BILE for them to demand the real value
of their labor.-ReU. DR.. Medium.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-07-15
Read and Inwardly Digest

The following is from Elkton to
the Baltimore Sun.
Ex.Delegate VIM. Ward, of the
first or Cecilton district of Cecil
county, who had again announced
himself as a candidate for the dem.
octa'ic nomination for the House of
Delegates, has withdrawn from the
contest in favor of z. Porter Lusby
of the same district. Mr.. Ward will
be allowed to name the delegates
from the district, and they will be
friends of Mr.. Constable and of Sen.
ator German.
If some dweller in the moon (fOr
the Suns light is every where and it
is supposed that it has admirers in the
moon,) should read the above para
graph, he would exclaim MIR. Ward,
is arge man owner. He own. the
voting population of one of the larg.
est districts in Cecil county together
with their wives and children, man
servants. maid servants and cattle.
He appoints (names) the delegates
who makes the laws that rule them
and tax them. There appears to be
a power behind this potentate, for he
shall be "dllo,ced" to name them (the
delegates) who "will be friends OF
Mr.. Constable and Senator German, -
who must be princes to whom the
potentste Ward pays tribute. So
they have changed their form of gov
eminent down there on our paternal
planet from their boasted republican
form. If the man in the moon is a
reasoning creature, unlike the average
voter here, it is fair to suppose he
would solioquize after this manner
when he lays down the Sun paper
and removes his spectacles.
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The Saloon Must Go and Stay Gone

The Saloon Must Go and Stay Gone
Fro m the Baltimore Sun.
1t has already been announced
Floyd county, Ca, including the
thriving city of Rome, voted on Sat-
urday last in favor of prohibition by
$40 majority in a vote of2,336. The
election in Rome was the most excit.
ing in the history of that city, and
resulted in a prohibition majority of
267. The unusual spectacle for a
Southern city was presented OF "a
large number of women surrounding
the polls at the opening of The elect
ion. Many of these were at the
lunch tents making preparations to
give drink and bread to those who
voted and worked for prohibition.
Others with tickets in their hands
stationed themselves at the polling
place and begged all who came ur to
vote against the sale Of whiskey.
Young men who were known as
anti.prohibiti onists were besieged
and attempts we're made to force
tickets in their hands. Those who
refused them were implored to shove
in a dry ticket. Such remarks as
ooh, he's too nice man to vote
against prohibition" "If he does III
never speak to him again." &C.. were
common. and some even went so far
as to say to some young men that il
they voted the wet ticket they would
be ostracized from society. During
the progress of the voting brass
bands paraded the streets, followed
by crowds with prohibition banners,
and lemonade, sandwiches and other
things were handed to the blue-rlb
boned voters without respect to color.
The announcement of the prohibition
victory was greeted with many shouts
and huzzas. Cheers were giver
heartily for the ladies of Rome, San
Jones, &c.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-07-15
Hedge and Wire Fence Again .


Careful farmers who keep their hedges
well trimmed, will be slow to agree with
the conclusions of G. B. in regard to hedge
fenc es. The fact that those who have had
many years experience in this kind Of fence
are still willing to be ISOLDE again by or
dering and setting out more is sufficient
answer to his labored article on this sub
ject by G. b. in last weeks MIDLAND.
The objections when made at all to Usage
orange hedges, generally comes from some
one who sets cut the plants and gives them
no further attention. The result is stray
Cling, unsightly hedge, frequently with
surroundings to correspond. None but
careless farmer, would be. required ito re-
move stones and bushes" along with
old fences to make way for the planting Of
hedge, and the expense of preparing the
ground with subsequent cultivation to pro-
mote the growth and health of the plants, is
greatly overstated by G. B.
With the proper appliances, the hedges
when grown, can be trimmed as often as re-
quired, and at such times as may be conven-
ienient, at less cost than to repair post and
rail or worm fences, and the former if in
terlaced with wire, are more secure-for
have seen unruly cattle walk with apparent
ease through a strong hedge fence with no
fear of thorns before their eyes.
cannot think either, that G. B. intend
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-07-15
County Commissioners

Are by far the most important
county Offices that we have to elect.
and it is of immense concern to the
whole people that business men who
have considerable knowledge of the
management Of public affairs are
chosen to fill this important trust.
There is likely to be a new and
inexperienced board all round next
year unless one of the present board
of Commissioners is retained That
this should be done we consider of
vital Importance.
The present board has had term
of experience and understands the re-
quirements of the Office better than
any new board can possibly do, it
matters not how much ability and
intelligence they may possess. That
the members of the present board
have received an immense amount of
abuse goes for nothing. This is al.
ways the case, especially if the DO ard
has pluck enough to assert itself.
The present clerk il is reported
will enter other business at the close
of the present term of Office, and his
will make an entirely new out fit nee.
essary. Such an institution will be
so green that it will be in danger Of
being eaten up by the cows. Every
business consideration demands that
one member at least Of the present
board be reelected.
A member Of a former board
should alwaysbe retained. That the
public interest demands this ev.
cry one must admit who gives the
matter q moments thought.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-07-15
Yachting.

Mr.. Enoch Mccullough accom-
panied by a bevy of ladies, bright
with smiles and buoyant with expec.
tation, was early at the wharf in Port
Deposit on Tuesday morning where
the steam pleasure yacht of the
Mccullough Iron Company was
moored awaiting them. A pleasure
trip across the head of the bay and to
Chesapeake City was proposed and
all were in lively anticipation of the
pleasures the trip was expected to
afford. The yacht is trim little
craft and looked like she could walk
the water like a thing of life" The
gay company had q most pleasant
day on the water returning to Port
al 6 P. M.
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Gold Hunting at the Mouth Of the
Delaware Bay.

The British Sloop De Brook. con.
tanning sl0.OOO,OOO taken from Span.
ish vessels she had robbed in South.
American waters. was sunk by an
American war vessel near the close
of the last century just outside OF
Delaware bay. Two years ago the
secret of the sunken treasure became
known, and searching parties have
since been organized for the purpose
of locating it. Last week the schoon.
er W. P. Orr of Lewis. Del. sailed
for the break water on the gold
hunting mission.
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| WHEREAS-We, the members of the Farmers
ana other 69 Of Cec county, NO.
agent Of the Maryland Hedge and Wire Fence
Company, to visit the establishment of the Com.
pany at Frederick City. and then complete ar.
for carrying on the business
amined the nursery of the young hedge plants.
the young hedges set out, and also examined
specimens of old hedges renovated by the plan
OF this Company, and wishing to express our
renewed, would say we have most particularly
Examined the combination Of wire and hedge
claimed by the Company to be the best fence for
enclosure and find it to be one of the closest,
firm and beautiful fences we have ever seen, be.
ing held firmly together by the wires attached to
stalks of the hedge plants, thus increasing the
strength, while from the manner of treating the
aed new ana So
pletely closed. We have seen no plans like these
for the renewal of old hedges or the growing Of
the new ones, and think the Company have dis.
%ehad Of bs the %
fences and at a cost certainly not exceeding the
present system of fencing. From what we have
seen we have no hesitation in saying that the
work shown to US by this Company is of the
best kind and we believe all hedges grown by
this Company will not only be the best fences.
but the most agreeable features of landscape ON
the farm. The Company claims for this com.
6ined fence, strength. economy of space and cost.
durability and beauty, and we think we can
rightly and do cordially endorse the claim
H. H. DUYcKINcK,
SIGNED, JOHN KEnHoLTz,
JOHN SQUIER,
Committee.
HY. S. CoUDoN, Prest.
H. H. HAINEs, Secy.
We fully endorse the above:
DANIEL HARVEY HENRY Hess
VIM. ARMSTRONG, LEVI r. MRARNs,
HUGH NJ. CAMERON, A. T. McCRERY
STEPHEN G. MAGRAw, G. S. DARE, NJ. d..
J. A. KIRK, GEO. G.. HOPKINS,
w. Fl. ARMSTRONG, ALFRED MAcKEY,
Ross r. SMITH. ALFRED KIRK,
THos. BUCKLEY, BARCLAY REYNOLDS,
Jos. H. LINCOLN, JOB HA1NEs,
E. E. EWING, JAMES CONWAY,
and others.
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our thermometers are yisibly affected in
consequence; so much so, in fact, they have
gotten into the habit of registering some
what after the fashion of your Baltimore
election judges, while we poor fellows
Sweat for it,"
q u w
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called that will state its objects clear
ly and place men before the people
for the purpose of carrying out those
objects by legislative action.
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ORPHANS COURT.

The Stated Meetings of the Orphans
Court of Cecil county will be held on the
second Tuesday ofevery month. Executors
Administrators and Guardians, wanting
their accounts stated, will please bring in
their vouchers few days before Court.
Test: r. Z. JAMAR, Register
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G.. P. w.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-07-15

Nothing like "Sellers' Liver Pills" for
headache, biliousDess, dizziness, constipa-
ton, fever and all malaria.
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NOTICE

By THE ORPHANS CoURT FOR CECIL CoUNTY.(
January II. 1882.
ORDERED, That all Administrators, Ex:
ecutors and Guardians that have not stated
an account within year. come forward and
do the same, or show cause to the contrary,
or they will be cited up.
Test: r. E. LAMAR, Register
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-07-15

ed that chestnut rail fence should be TAX
en- in every time it rains, as his article
implies. His efforts to class the new hedge
and wire fence project on the same footing
as the Bohemian Oats swindle, or the par
ties who propose to assume the relation Of
landlord and our farmers raise their wheat
con the shares, is putting ii rather strong
Il rather incline to the belief that G. B.
has some unexplained notion for these new
ly formed objections the Patent
Hedge and Wire Fence is a success, is at
tested by many Of the most experienced
farmers in the country. and in spite of the
captious objections of G. 3. numerous
farmers in Cecil have contracted, and others
are preparing to contract for this highly
approved mode of fencing.
The following named gentlemen, who are,
many of them, amongst the leading farmers
and most enterprising citizens of Cecil, and
all we'll known throughout the county, at
the invitation of Judge Duling visited
Frederick, few weeks since for the pur-
pose of examining the hedges planted and
FLASHED by the Maryland Hedge Company,
make this report after having examined
the hedges. We are willing to stake their
opinion against G. B. the farmers sons
opinion and experience of 20 years, and
submit the case 10 the public as our jury,
with no fear of the verdict being in fsver Of
G. BIS notions.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-01-04
E r.W
How the Nunco AIeu Horhs@

NF'N'b #~...#." .H#sH ..r.... E... H
A stslwart, sd.beardel scotchman, &c.
c%ompanied by another man, came ont Of
the Magnolia Hotel, in Park row, (Chath-
am street %annex), IN TGesday morning,
and went to the En;erant Savinea Bank,
in Chambers street. When thoy emerged
from the bank a tall, wel!.dreaded young
man with q heavy black .muatacho gave
them the gray-besrded chestuu. which 80
many hayseedess have swallowed. 4
YOU'VE made q mistake, young man."
said the big Scotehman; my name is
| William Hutton. and tnia 10 NY brother
Peter; wo hail from Fillmore county,
Mimi, where we hsvs q big farm, and
wo're on our way to visit friends in Scot
land" II
William, old man, I'm tickled to
death" was the way the bunco man'o &c.
complics began when he met Mt. Hutton
and his brother inst around Tho corner
Then he ran them into a barroom, end
had no difficulty ia borrowing ST, 900 Of
air. Hutton to bat Oh three card monte
with the third sTindler. Just as the game
was proceeding brissly the bartender ran
the TWO sTindlers ont OF the place and
said solennly to Mr.. Hutton:
My friend, Il | hadn't come in inst as
| did those thieves would have skinned
you out OF every cent"
"Ihey have already got 81, 900 from me-
meekly responded Hutton.
Then get after them as quick as you
cam said the bartender, and no hurried
Mr.. Hutton and his brother toward the
door.
When tho two Scotchmen had run till
they were out OF breath it occurred to
them That they couldn't find their way
back to the bnr-room, and they stopped.
Yesterday morning they met James Mead,
OF No. IS Washington street, and had him
arrested as OF the bunco nler, but in
Jefferson Market they couldn't swear that
he wac, md Mead was discharged. 1t ia
said that the Hutton brothers own 5000
acres OF land in Minnesota, and are worth
more than Sl00, 900.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-01-04
1llE Checks and Littlo Cheeks,

When Jay Gould ecribbled off 9 check
for $1,000. 900 to pay Tom Allen for the
Iron Mountain Rond It was thought to BIO
the largest individual check ever written.
Gould wrote it on a sheet Of note paper.
John B. Alley ouce dashed OF u check for
100000 and gave 1t to Senator Dorsey for
a half interest in the Senator'S cattle
ranch. There are several United States
Government checks Tor l cent, to square
up accounts, in existence.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-01-04
N
a Cure Tor forgetfulnesr.

kentucky adte Journal,
"Whnt time Is II, Brother Gru1.2'
thine yon should pay me back that dol.
lar YOU borrowed from me about a year
aso," '.Did | never pay you that dollar? ?"
''You never did, swell; isn't II strange
how a little thing like ,ha, will escape
one's memory $50 I ace. A good mem
ory 10 4 great bletsing. Now, We'll just
lei that run Oh a bit just 10 see II can't
think Of II myself about this time next
year. Pm determined to break myself Of
such iorgelfulness It's annoying. Good
day, Brother GruG.H
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-01-04
a Slight Esngserntlon.

FFtHtH FHHt |"T w" 49, y
Among tho begging letters recently 70.
coivGd at the Parls Bnreau-de Blenials-
ance was one running thus: "This untor.
tunate young man 10 tho only son Of n
widow who died childlesp, and his earn
ings maintain his aged father and infant
brothers, whose sole support he To-" The
secretary Of the bureau wrote on the
margin Of the epistls the following: "The
circumstances Of this eass are evidently
exaggerated ,tf
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-01-04
She Was MI Export.

First Ohicagoan-''How's your wife n
Second Chicagoan-"Haven't got any,
"What: divorccd?' "Yes." "Nhy, you
are the third husband sho'a been divorced
from" YEA She's quite literary, isn't
she ?" "Yes." "What is she doing now ~
''She's writing q book about How to
Make Homo Happy"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-01-04
Regard for Appearances,
- '"1 Il'Stt'ss'Se'
Omaha World.

Eminent Socialist: In what respect,
air, arc you better than your clerks? RI
Omaha Merchant Prince: I'm none tina,
/ know or" So! no! That ia your eu.
Rwer, is it? Then tell mo this: WHY
are you never seen III their company or
the public streets2 {" "Becauee tho con.
traat makes my clothes look 60 ehabby.'